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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, and one of the most influential musicians of his era despite mainstream exposure limited to just three years. After initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience, he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, he headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. He often favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and helped develop the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback.
Hendrix helped to popularize use of the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, which he often used to deliver tonal exaggerations in his solos, particularly with high bends, complex guitar playing, and use of legato. As a record producer, he also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas. He was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic phasing effects for rock recording.[citation needed] He was influenced by blues artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King and Elmore James,rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper, and the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Hendrix began dressing and wearing a moustache like Little Richard when he performed and recorded in his band from March 1, 1964 through to the spring of 1965. In 1966, he stated, "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice".
Actors: Rhoda Pell (actress), Luke Barnett (actor), Tim Chizmar (miscellaneous crew), Katarina Leigh Waters (actress), Marianne Bourg (actress), Carl Watts (actor), Adam Krayvo (editor), Adam Krayvo (writer), Adam Krayvo (director), Adam Krayvo (producer), Royce Allen Dudley (producer), Ilya Gorovatsky (miscellaneous crew), Marina Orlova (actress), Mickey River (actor), Reece Kirk (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Yul Vazquez (actor), Kevin Corrigan (actor), Yul Vazquez (producer), Parker Posey (actress), Jesse L. Martin (actor), R.E. Rodgers (producer), Zachary Booth (actor), Louisa Krause (actress), Jean-Raphael Ambron (producer), Steven Marcus (actor), Jennifer Ruff (producer), Jennifer Ruff (director), Noah Buschel (writer), Violet Krumbein (actress), Emily Fleischer (actress),
Genres: Mystery,Actors: Nigel Thomas (producer), André Benjamin (actor), Kathleen Weir (miscellaneous crew), John Ridley (producer), John Ridley (writer), John Ridley (director), Imogen Poots (actress), Kami Naghdi (miscellaneous crew), Burn Gorman (actor), Joe McKinney (actor), Leonie Pendergast (costume designer), Tristan Lynch (producer), Amy Chaffee (miscellaneous crew), Hayley Atwell (actress), Ruth Negga (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,Actors: Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Tom Townsend (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Kendra North (actress), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Kevin Tan (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress),
Plot: Lives and Deaths of the Poets spoofs and parodies incidents taken from the lives of famous writers, artists, and musicians (collectively "Poets") throughout history. Comprising a series of approximately 50 comic vignettes, the movie is the fictional story of what really did not happen to these famed Poets, who have so enriched all of our lives.
Keywords: emperor-nero, independent-film, musician, nudity, parody, poet, sketch-comedy, spoof, writerActors: Guillaume Fabre (director), Geoffrey Lerus (actor), Axel Lutambi (actor), Yann Negrit (actor), Pirates Peperes (producer), Jimmy Hendrix (composer), Timothee Leoni (actor), Mickael Lepers (director),
Genres: Musical, Short,Actors: Barry Ellenberger (actor), Fabian Rush (actor), Fabian Rush (actor), Michael Gibrall (director), Meghan Marchetti (actress), Meghan Marchetti (actress), Meghan Marchetti (actress), Michael Gibrall (producer), Michael Gibrall (producer), Michael Gibrall (writer), Richard Spencer (actor), Fred Ortiz (actor), Fred Ortiz (actor), Shannon Denton-Brown (actress), Sallie Wanchisn (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Family,Actors: Eloy Azorín (actor), Toni Bestard (director), Toni Bestard (producer), Toni Bestard (writer), Fernando Tielve (actor), Manel Barceló (actor), Julia Guillén Creagh (miscellaneous crew), Biel Duran (actor), Álvaro Monje (actor), Alejandro Román (composer), Arturo Ruiz (producer), Arturo Ruiz (writer), Pablo Blanco Guzmán (editor), Joan Carles Bestard (actor), Antonia Fuster (costume designer),
Plot: Mallorca, July 1968. The singer and musician Jimi Hendrix plays in the Discotheque Sergeant Peppers of Palma de Mallorca. At the same time, Pablo, an adolescent of 16 years old, experiences a forced innovatory process that leads him to lose his young innocence to convert in a small man...
Keywords: coming-of-age, group-masturbation, masturbationActors: Davy Jones (actor), Martin Luther King (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Mick Jagger (actor), Robert F. Kennedy (actor), George Harrison (actor), Lyndon Johnson (actor), Dorian Harewood (actor), Allen Ginsberg (actor), Bob Dylan (actor), Micky Dolenz (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Muhammad Ali (actor), Zedong Mao (actor), John Lennon (actor),
Plot: Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant, to his tragic failure. Struggling to find a niche, he moves to England where he becomes friends with musician and producer Chas Chandler (Christian Portenza). Chas then teams him with Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding (Krit Holdenreid, Christopher Ralph) to form the Experience. As Hendrix gets public attention, Chas then introduces him to a major record producer (Billy Zane) who takes over his career. While this gets Hendrix international exposure, it also places him in the hands of people interested only in the money aspects that his career offers them. One of the early disasters foisted on him by the record company is an opening bill for "The Monkees" on an American tour. His then unknown act is booed by teens just wanting to see their idols. A genius and a perfectionist, Hendrix drives everyone crazy as he starts making albums himself without producers or the Experience. Pushed by the record executives beyond his limits, he turns to drugs and wild parties for release which ultimately leads to his demise.
Keywords: 1960s, character-name-in-title, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, groupie, interracial-relationship, jimi-hendrix, john-lennon, lesbian, lesbianismActors: Tane McClure (actress), Christopher Mitchum (actor), Jeremy Kasten (editor), Monique Parent (actress), Honey Lauren (actress), Albert Hall (actor), Chris Redish (actor), Nadine Bass (miscellaneous crew), David Glassman (miscellaneous crew), Tori Bridges (actress), Wayne Anthony (actor), Kimberly Russell (actress), Dan Reardon (producer), Cedric Ceballos (actor), Daniel Rivera (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Peter Manning Robinson (actor), Larry Buchanan (director), Larry Buchanan (producer), Larry Buchanan (writer), Joe Tornatore (actor), Stuart Lancaster (actor), Richard Kennedy (actor), Sandy Kenyon (actor), Joe Camp (actor), Jan Evans (miscellaneous crew), Marius Mazmanian (actor), Toni Sawyer (actress), Ray Laska (actor), Jodi Carol Harrison (actress), Bill Schultz (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and 'Janis Joplin' (qv), and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, ambulance, arrest, assassin, assassination, assassination-plot